Slug galley for matrix composing and line casting machines



y 1933. c. A. ALBRECHT 1,907,138

SLUG GALLEY FOR MATRIX COMPOSING AND LINE CASTING MACHINES Filed Sept.

V I An e Patented May 2, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE CHRISTIANAUGUSTUS ALBRECHT, OF BERLIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO MERGEN- THALERLINOTYPE COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A COMPANY OF NEW YORK SLUG-GALLEY FOR MATRIX COMPOSING AND LINE CASTING MACHINES Application filedSeptember 11, 1931, Serial No. 562,208, and in Germany September 13,1930.

This invention has for its object to provide a new or improved galleyfor receiving the slugs cast in matrix composing and line castingmachines, said galley being of the known multiple form which comprises aplurality of galley shelves superposedly arranged. With such sluggalleys, as well as those of ordinary construction, it has heretoforebeen customary to move the slugs therealong by means of swinging levers.WVhen, as is the case with sectional slugs, a plurality of slug galleysare arranged in superposition, a uniform forward movement could not beachieved as the swing of the levers varied fort-he diiferent galleyshelves, unless complicated compensating means were adopted. Thesedifliculties are overcome by the present invention owing to the factthat on the frame at the sides of the first elevator there are mountedbrackets having arms extending forwardly beyond the first elevator andupon which are mounted the shelves for receiving the respective slugsections, and along which the latter are moved by a pusher,rectilinearly actuated by a cam on the first elevator, the said pushercarrying the plungers appertaining to the respective galley shelves.

It has heretofore been proposed to use a cam on the first elevator forreleasing the slug galley, but in this known arrangement the slug galleyitself had to be moved for this purpose and in the said arrangement thegalley was in one section.

In composing machines for producing justified lines of type, it hasheretofore been proposed to propel the lines of type along a slug galleyby rectilinearly movable pushers. A novel feature of the presentinvention, however, is the adoption of such rectilinearly actuatedpushers for multiple galleys of matrix composing and line castingmachines, such improvement serving to secure for those machines, theadvantage of a uniform forward movement and the visible and orderlyassociation in the slug galley, of the respective slug sections.

The invention will now be more particularly described by reference tothe accompanying drawing, which illustrates, by way of example, oneconstructional form of said invention; in this drawing Figure 1 is afront elevation of the pertinent parts of the machine, and

Figure 2 is a plan of Figure l partly in section.

In the normal operation of a standard machine, the matrix line istransferred to the first elevator at and from it, is produced the castprinting line or slug, whereupon the matrix line, still in the firstelevator, is raised so that the matrices can be distributed. The firstelevator, for this purpose, ascends after the casting operation.

On the dove-tail guides b of the first elevator, which are connected tothe frame of the machine, are mounted two side brackets and (Z havingforwardly projecting arms for supporting the galey shelves 6. Further,the brackets 0, (Z, are provided with guides in which is horizontallyslidable a pusher 7, which is bent upwardly at its right-hand end andthere carries plungers 9, corresponding in number with the shelves 6, inthe example illustrated there are three such plungers and shelves.

The pusher f has attached to it one end of a spring h, whose other endis connected to a stud, on the bracket (Z, so that this spring tends tomove the pusher with its plungers leftward as viewed in Figure 1.Further, the pusher f is operatively connected to one arm of a lever 73,which is pivotally supported as at it, on a cross stay m, fast to thetwo brackets e, (Z, and which lever carries on its other arm a roller orthe like a adapted to bear against an edge cam 0 fast to the firstelevator a.

The mode of operation of the device is as follows :-As soon as the slugis cast in the mould, the first elevator, with the line of matrices,moves upwardly, consequently the cam 0 will travel past the roller n,and cause the pusher f to be moved rightward against the actionof thespring h. The plungers g are thus also moved to the right, out of thepath of the slugs about to be ejected from the mould. This ejection ofthe slugs occurs during the time the first elevator occupies itsuppermost position, and the slugs for the next operative cycle, thelever i returns to its original position under the action of the springh, and the plungers 9 move forward the last ejected slugs, together withthose previously received on the galley shelves, to the extentof thewidth of a slug, in order to provide room for the slugs next to beejected.

In the constructional example represented, as is previously mentioned,three shelves 0 are provided, this arrangement being intended for thosecases where three slugs or slug sections are simultaneously cast,ejected and delivered. The arrangement, however, is suitable for sluggalleys intended for a larger or a smaller number of simultaneously castslugs or sections and also for casting single lines.

Having described my invention, I declare that what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a matrix composing and line castingmachine, the combination with the first elevator and the frame in whichsaid elevator is vertically reciprocated, of a plurality of superposedgalley shelves fixedly supported by the frame in a common verticalplane, guides on the frame, a pusher movable in the guides in parallelrelationship to the shelves, and plungers fast to the pusher eachadapted to engage slugs received vator is vertically reciprocated, of aship to the shelves, plungers fast to the pusher each adapted to engageslugs received on the respective galley shelf, a spring adapted to movethe pusher in one direction, and a cam on the first elevator adapted tomove the pusher antagonistically to the spring.

3. In a matrix composing and line casting machine, the combination withthe first elevator and the frame in which said elevator is verticallyreciprocated. of a plurality of superposed galley shelves fixedlysupported by the frame in a common vertical plane, guides on the frame.a pusher movable in the guides in parallel relationship to theshelves,plungers fast to the pusher each adapted to engage slugsreceived on the respective galley shelf, a spring adapted to move thepusher in one direction, a-cam on the first elevator adapted to movethepusher antagonistically to the spring,

and a lever operatively connected to the pusher and held by the springin engagement with the cam.

4. Galley for slugs cast in sections in matrix composing and linecasting machines, characterized by the fact that on both sides of thefirst elevator are arranged relatively stationary brackets having armsextendin forwardly beyond the first elevator, an

upon which arms are mounted the galley shelves for receiving therespective slug sections and along which said slug sections are pushedby a pusher which is moved rectilinearly by a cam on the first elevator,the said pusher carrying plungers each appertaining to its respectivegalley shelf.

5. In a slug casting machine, the combination of a vertically movableline transporter movable to and from the mould, a galley arranged toreceive the slugs as they are ejected from the mould, a pusher foradvancing the slugs in the galley, and means actuated by the linetransporter for 0 erating theslug pusher, said means including a camplate attached to and movable with the transporter, and connections fromthe cam plate to the pusher.

(3. In a slug casting machine, the combination of avertically movableline transporter movable to and from the mould, a galley arranged toreceive the slugs as they are ejected from the mould, a pusher foradvancing the slugs in the galley, and means actuated by the linetransporter for 0 erating the slug pusher, said means inclu ing a camplate attached to and movable with the transporter, a lever mountedindependently of the transporter and arranged to be engaged and actuatedby the cam plate, in one direct-ion by the downward movement of thetransporter and in the opposite direction by the upward movement of thetransporter, and connections between the lever and the slug pusher.

7. In a slug casting machine, the combination of a vertically movableline transporter movable to and from the mould, a galley arranged toreceive the slugs as they are ejected from the mould, a pusher foradvancing the slugs in the galley, and means actuated by the linetransporter for operating the slug pusher. said means including. an edgecam attached to and movable with the transporter, a lever mountedindependently of the transporter, a spring tending constantly to holdthe lever in engagement with the edge cam, and connections between thelever and the slug pusher.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature hereto.

CHRISTIAN AUGUSTUS ALBRECHT.

